Chapter 59: It's a Normal Game
When the Chinese players returned to the locker room, the atmosphere was a bit dreary. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
There was the frustration of going from leading to falling behind in the first half and conceding two goals in a row in the second half. There was also the frustration of the Chelsea players who looked down on them after the first half, but the manager told them to shut up, so it was difficult to vent their frustration.
He Ying sat on the ground and was being examined by the team doctor - as the scorer, he suffered the most aggression in the first half, and he walked a little limp when he came off the field, which made everyone quite nervous. As the team's top scorer and ace player, He Ying can't have any surprises.
Look at He Ying sitting on the ground, then look at the other teammates, look down at yourself, who still has a clean jersey? Aren't they all dirty?
Why?
Everyone knows why.
It's been a couple of games since they've been in Europe, and it's the first time they've come across such a tough style of play in a game.
So they all especially understand Sun Pan's anger - who is not holding back the fire in their stomachs?
When Hao Dong saw the players like this, he naturally knew what they were thinking.
But he doesn't want the players to think like that, he has to channel emotions and it's useless to be angry, dissatisfied, frustrated. In the tense and fierce game, listening to the shouts of tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, more than a dozen cameras are pointed at you from different angles, and it is difficult not to boil the blood.
The hard thing is to stay calm in a situation like this.
Only by staying calm can your brain always make the right choices in a fast-changing game.
This is especially true of young players, whose emotions come up quickly, and they are as energetic as powder kegs, and the slightest spark can make them fry.
So don't even cool them down.
"What are you doing? dissatisfied, unhappy, unconvinced, thinking that the other party's football is dirty?" Hao Dong asked a series of rhetorical questions. "You may have liked to hear me complain about you, but to disappoint you, I'm going to say - if you thought your opponents were polite like gentlemen, it's because they didn't take you seriously at all!"
"Wake up, this is a normal game!" Hao Dong raised his voice and continued, "When you take the lead, the opponent will go all out to counterattack, if you can't withstand it, you will lose the ball, if you still can't stand it, you will lose more balls, until you collapse, lose, lose, and come." Hao Dong spread his hands, "This is the real game, and those were just shows before! Because the opponent is really playing, you are not happy? Then what are you happy about? The opponent sent you all the way to score a goal?"
Speaking of this, Hao Dong laughed dryly, it was a sarcastic laugh.
"You think they're rude, but this is England! That's the style of football here, they've always played in that style, it's not a foul, it's just that you're too thin! But the opponent is stronger than us, so don't we play?"
"Yes, we're here to record reality TV, but remember, this is also a very valuable opportunity for all of you, and to compete against high-level opponents on the continent, I'm sure it's a very valuable asset and experience for each of you. Do you want this experience to be a child's play? I know that many of you don't even play the main ...... in your respective club echelons."
Some players lowered their heads, and what Hao Dong said was the truth, a fact that made them ashamed to avoid.
"Don't you want to learn something from these two months that you can bring back and change your place in the team, or even ...... Change your destiny? If you don't have hope for your future, then I didn't say it. But if any of you still have even the slightest illusion about your future, then give me a serious attitude and treat every game and every opponent! Don't be numb because we have lost a lot before, get used to it, remember! Even if it is a failure, let it be worthwhile! Every defeat now is for the sake of victory in the future!"
Hao Dong originally intended to calm down the players, but the more he talked about his own emotions, the more excited he became, and in the end he said it impassionedly.
Including Zhou Yi, everyone raised their heads to look at their head coach, who looked so emotional...... It's really rare.
Zhou Yi looked at Hao Dong and thought of the purpose of his participation in this reality TV show, and thought of the angry words he said to his mother in the train station.
I still have a lot of fantasies about my future......
He clenched his fists.
"We are just one goal behind, for a real game, this score is normal, no big deal, and we have a full forty-five minutes, if you are not happy with the opponent's attitude, then use your attitude on the court to change their opinion, respect is earned, not trouble, not scolding! Zhou Yi was able to be exchanged by the opponent for two consecutive games, did he take the initiative to come?"
"Huh?" Zhou Yi was still boiling with blood just now, and suddenly heard the coach call his name, a little surprised.
Hao Dong also looked at Zhou Yi: "How is your physical fitness?"
'Thankfully, I can still play the second half. Zhou Yi hurriedly said that it was not in vain to practice like a madman for a week.
"That's good. Hao Dong nodded and turned to all the players. 'In the first half they pressed us harder, but at the same time they made more space behind them, as long as we can take our chances, it's not impossible to score, the key is to be fast, whether it's passing or running, it's fast. Remember, this is Europe, football here is much faster than at home, you have to adapt to that, as long as you adapt, that's progress!"
Hao Dong said quickly.
"How did the opportunity come? The opportunity did not come, it did not come, it came, the opportunity is in the non-stop running of each of you! Everyone runs a little more and runs a little faster, and the opportunity is created! Then ......" Hao Dong pointed at He Ying, "He Ying, send the football into their goal!"
"No problem. He Ying replied dryly.
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When the teenagers screamed and rushed out the door, everyone went out, and there were only two people in the locker room.
Xu Yang and Hao Dong.
Xu Yang looked at Hao Dong and smiled: "My face is red, well, it's not acting." ”
Hao Dong wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and the tip of his nose, and said with a wry smile: "I wanted to act at the beginning, so that they can calm down." But...... Seeing their young faces, I couldn't help but think about why I came here to be the head coach. ”
"The program team likes my fame, but I want to really do something for our country's football. The combination of football and variety shows is a way that has never been done before, I want to try, maybe it can be done? What is the difference between our football and other people's football? It is said every day in newspapers and on television, and if I want to say, it is in the cultivation of youth football. I hope to bring these children to Europe to open their eyes and learn to learn, even if they can only learn a little bit in the end, it's better than being a frog at the bottom of a well, right?"
Xu Yang nodded: "Yes, I know, I know." ”
"As a result, we lost every game, every game, and all of them were big scores...... I don't want to lose. The program was scolded, and I don't want to be scolded. But there is no way, this is the real strength of our football now, this group of children is ...... Pay off our debts!"
"I know, I know......" The white-haired Xu Yang nodded and muttered.
"Football is such a thing, the predecessors planted trees, the descendants enjoyed the shade, the predecessors cut down the trees, and the descendants suffered. I hope that from now on, we can re-pay attention to the problem of youth training in Chinese football, and through this variety show, everyone can start to re-grasp the cultivation of youth football...... When I saw their youthful faces, I ...... It's true...... I really don't want to see them go back to our path, this road is a dead end, go!
"I know, I know......" Xu Yang gently patted Hao Dong's shoulder.
Hao Dong sighed and didn't speak again.
These words can only be said in such private situations, and they can only be said to his teacher.
Xu Yang fully understood Hao Dong's mood, he gently patted Hao Dong's shoulder for a while, quietly waiting for him to calm down.
Soon, Hao Dong took a few deep breaths, and then said to him, "Let's go, Xu Zhi." I'm the manager, I can't wait too long for those kids. ”
"Hmm. ”
The two turned and walked out.
"I'm afraid that if I wait a long time, their blood will be cold. Children, it's not very reassuring......" Hao Dong also said.
"No, it's burning. ”